{"id":5040,"date":"2026-02-23T10:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5040"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:34:54","slug":"barcelo-santa-cruz-contemporaneo-reopens-as-a-landmark-of-canarian-rationalist-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/02\/barcelo-santa-cruz-contemporaneo-reopens-as-a-landmark-of-canarian-rationalist-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcel\u00f3 Santa Cruz Contempor\u00e1neo reopens as a landmark of Canarian rationalist architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Barcel\u00f3 Santa Cruz Contempor\u00e1neo<\/a> reopened its doors with a clear ambition: to stand as a contemporary reference point for Canarian rationalist architecture. The new four\u2011star film-friendly hotel<\/strong> occupies a building originally designed by Tenerife architect F\u00e9lix S\u00e1enz Marrero<\/strong>, whose work epitomises the rationalist style that shaped the islands\u2019 architectural identity in the mid\u201120th century. Conceived as an eight\u2011storey residential block, the building is defined by the restraint of its lines and the geometric clarity of its layout\u2014hallmarks of a movement that prized function, proportion and timeless elegance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set on Santa Cruz\u2019s emblematic Rambla, alongside Garc\u00eda Sanabria Park, the hotel offers 135 rooms 135 rooms designed to accommodate technical and artistic crews<\/strong> from any audiovisual production, as well as guests seeking an urban stay. Facilities include a state\u2011of\u2011the\u2011art fitness area, three distinct dining venues celebrating local gastronomy, and a series of flexible spaces designed to host meetings and corporate events with ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gastronomy stands as one of the cornerstones of the Barcel\u00f3 Santa Cruz Contempor\u00e1neo<\/a> project and one of the most significant milestones of its reopening. At the heart of the hotel is Sanabria T\u00edpicamente Santa Cruz<\/strong>, its \u00e0 la carte restaurant led by the Padr\u00f3n brothers\u2014leading figures in contemporary Canarian haute cuisine. Here, they unveil their first urban gastronomic concept in Santa Cruz, embracing a more relaxed, accessible format without sacrificing culinary excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Completing the transformation is B\u00b7Heaven Macusamba<\/strong>, the hotel\u2019s rooftop venue, conceived as a place to experience Santa Cruz as day turns to evening. Blending leisure, social life and sweeping panoramic views, the space is open to both hotel guests and the wider public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This elevated setting is also home to the hotel\u2019s new swimming pool: an exclusive, serene enclave designed for disconnection, with the city unfolding below. The experience is further enriched by Breeze, a fresh and creative food offering tailored to after\u2011work gatherings and social encounters, alongside a signature cocktail programme curated by Yoni Mesa\u2014Spain\u2019s 2023 Long Drink Champion (ABT\/FABE) and finalist at the World Cocktail Championship Madeira 2024. Together, these elements position B\u00b7Heaven Macusamba as one of the capital\u2019s most compelling new social destinations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Barcel\u00f3 Santa Cruz Contempor\u00e1neo reopened its doors with a clear ambition: to stand as a contemporary reference point for Canarian rationalist architecture. The new four\u2011star film-friendly hotel occupies a building originally designed by Tenerife architect F\u00e9lix S\u00e1enz Marrero, whose work epitomises the rationalist style that shaped the islands\u2019 architectural identity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":5041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[349,796],"class_list":["post-5040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miscellanium","tag-film","tag-tenerife-film-commission"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5040"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5064,"href":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5040\/revisions\/5064"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}